2001–02 FC Bayern Munich season
failed to defend either the league or Champions League titles won in the previous season, finishing third in Bundesliga and losing out to eventual champions Real Madrid in the quarter final. Its reaction to the losses was signing Michael Ballack and Zé Roberto from Champions League finalists Bayer Leverkusen, as well as Sebastian Deisler form Hertha BSC, with the midfield being singled out as the key area in which the side needed to improve upon.
Squad
Results
Bundesliga
League results
DFB-Pokal
Champions League
Group stage results
1st Group Stage
2nd Group Stage
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
DFB-Ligapokal
Intercontinental Cup
UEFA Super Cup
Team statistics
Squad statistics
Squad, appearances and goals
Minutes played
| Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Ligaokal | Champions League | UEFA Super Cup | Intercontinental Cup | ||
| 1 | Oliver Kahn | 4,680 | 2,880 | 420 | 90 | 1,080 | 90 | 120 |
| 12 | Robert Kovač | 4,216 | 2,527 | 314 | 0 | 1,165 | 90 | 120 |
| 23 | Owen Hargreaves | 3,586 | 2,185 | 290 | 20 | 925 | 90 | 76 |
| 2 | Willy Sagnol | 3,549 | 2,376 | 90 | 0 | 873 | 90 | 120 |
| 3 | Bixente Lizarazu | 3,538 | 2,172 | 120 | 0 | 1,036 | 90 | 120 |
| 9 | Giovane Élber | 3,527 | 2,325 | 168 | 90 | 734 | 90 | 120 |
| 4 | Samuel Kuffour | 3,524 | 1,878 | 210 | 90 | 1,244 | 0 | 120 |
| 17 | Thorsten Fink | 3,292 | 2,081 | 351 | 0 | 740 | 0 | 120 |
| 14 | Claudio Pizarro | 2,999 | 1,800 | 212 | 0 | 803 | 66 | 118 |
| 25 | Thomas Linke | 2,858 | 1,703 | 510 | 90 | 365 | 90 | 0 |
| 11 | Stefan Effenberg | 2,490 | 1,417 | 420 | 90 | 563 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Roque Santa Cruz | 2,452 | 1,317 | 298 | 88 | 731 | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | Hasan Salihamidžić | 2,214 | 1,376 | 90 | 90 | 586 | 72 | 0 |
| 13 | Paulo Sérgio | 2,208 | 1,179 | 107 | 44 | 758 | 0 | 120 |
| 8 | Niko Kovač | 1,673 | 1,004 | 266 | 70 | 233 | 24 | 76 |
| 6 | Pablo Thiam | 1,620 | 968 | 240 | 90 | 233 | 90 | 2 |
| 7 | Mehmet Scholl | 1,405 | 1,110 | 137 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Carsten Jancker | 1,371 | 750 | 357 | 0 | 196 | 24 | 44 |
| 16 | Jens Jeremies | 1,178 | 474 | 223 | 0 | 481 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Michael Tarnat | 1,143 | 603 | 270 | 46 | 224 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Alexander Zickler | 1,049 | 560 | 227 | 90 | 172 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ciriaco Sforza | 1,015 | 664 | 54 | 0 | 187 | 66 | 44 |
| 33 | Stefan Wessels | 450 | 180 | 90 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Markus Feulner | 138 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Antonio Di Salvo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Bernd Dreher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Alou Diarra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Florian Heller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Steffen Hofmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Stephan Kling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Patrick Mölzl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jan Schlösser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bookings
Suspensions
| Player | No. of matches served | Reason | Competition served in | Date served | Opponent | Source | |
| 14 | Claudio Pizarro | 1 | Red card vs. Hansa Rostock in 2000–01 season with Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 28 July | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| 12 | Robert Kovač | 1 | Red card vs. VfL Osnabrück | DFB-Pokal | 23 January | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| 18 | Michael Tarnat | 1 | Red card vs. Schalke 04 in Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | 30 January | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| 17 | Thorsten Fink | 1 | 5th yellow card | Bundesliga | 9 February | Borussia Dortmund | |
| 11 | Stefan Effenberg | 1 | 5th yellow card | Bundesliga | 9 March | 1860 München | |
| 12 | Robert Kovač | 1 | 5th yellow card | Bundesliga | 9 March | 1860 München | |
| 3 | Bixente Lizarazu | 1 | 5th yellow card | Bundesliga | 9 March | 1860 München | |
| 4 | Samuel Kuffour | 6 | Headbutting Jörg Böhme | Bundesliga | 9 March | 1860 München | |
| 4 | Samuel Kuffour | 6 | Headbutting Jörg Böhme | Bundesliga | 16 March | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| 4 | Samuel Kuffour | 6 | Headbutting Jörg Böhme | Bundesliga | 23 March | 1. FC Köln | |
| 4 | Samuel Kuffour | 6 | Headbutting Jörg Böhme | Bundesliga | 30 March | Hamburger SV | |
| 4 | Samuel Kuffour | 6 | Headbutting Jörg Böhme | Bundesliga | 6 April | Werder Bremen | |
| 4 | Samuel Kuffour | 6 | Headbutting Jörg Böhme | Bundesliga | 13 April | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 25 | Thomas Linke | 1 | 5th yellow card | Bundesliga | 23 March | 1. FC Köln | |
| 23 | Owen Hargreaves | 1 | 5th yellow card | Bundesliga | 6 April | Werder Bremen | |
| 8 | Niko Kovač | 1 | 3rd yellow card | Champions League | 10 April | Real Madrid |